Yahoo to outsource Messenger phone calls to Jajah — NEW YORK - Yahoo Inc. is outsourcing the Internet telephone functions of its instant messaging program to the startup Jajah. — Jajah will connect the calls to and from users of Yahoo Messenger and handle billing and customer care, the startup said Tuesday.

Silicon Alley Insider creates start-up valuation index — How much is Facebook, Wikipedia, or Twitter worth? Silicon Alley Insider is attempting to crack the mysterious code on the valuations of the major Web start-ups with its SAI 25 Live! It tracks the valuation of the private companies …

For Gamers, the Craving Won't Quit — SAN FRANCISCO — The troubled economy and rising prices for food and gas won't keep fast-twitch video gamers from splurging on their latest must-have diversion, Grand Theft Auto IV. — During the next two weeks, some five million couch jockeys …

Video: OQO hacked to run Leopard, now world's smallest Mac — While greeted with heaps of initial skepticism, forum jockeys over at OQO Talk now seem convinced that a junior member by the name of TRF has successfully hacked the OQO to run OS X Leopard. Adding a video filmed by Mr. Blurry Cam didn't hurt the cause.

Hans Reiser Guilty of First Degree Murder — OAKLAND, California — Jurors found Linux programmer Hans Reiser guilty of first degree murder on Monday, concluding he killed his estranged wife in 2006. The verdict followed a nearly six-month trial and nearly three days of deliberation

Drowning in data — There is no doubt that video is big on the net. But is it getting too big? — Ask AT&T and it will answer - yes. — Speaking in London in late April, Jim Cicconi, AT&T's vide president of legal affairs, said the burgeoning amount of video would consume all the net's bandwidth in two years.

Where's the next new thing in Silicon Valley? — Excellent article by Jeff Nolan, an ex-VC, writing in SandHill.com on venture capital investments and locating the next big thing. — Incrementalism and “The New New Thing” - With all the venture capital moving around in the Silicon Valley, where is the real innovation?

New way to save energy: Disappearing ink — Think of it as the future of today's paper. — The Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) and parent company Xerox are experimenting with a type of paper and a complimentary printer that would produce documents that fade away after 16 to 24 hours.

Yelp Lets Businesses Fight Back — Local businesses have a love/hate relationship with review site Yelp: The site sends new customer leads to the businesses reviewed. But businesses can also be reviewed (and trashed) without even knowing Yelp exists. — Businesses like Oakland coffee …